I Got Too Excited About My Crush's Pet Fish and It Freaked Them Out

So here’s the thing, I have this huge crush on Alex. We’re friends, but we’ve known each other for years and I’m pretty sure they see me just as a friend too. So yeah, it’s one-sided and I don’t really know how to bring up my feelings in a non-awkward way. But here’s what happened last week that I need to confess about... I had this idea to surprise Alex by baking them cookies one day when they got home from work. It seemed like a good plan, get the dough ready, let it chill overnight, and pop those puppies in the oven first thing in the morning. But as I was planning my cookie mission, I started thinking more about all the cute things Alex does and how much I adore their pet fish, Flopsy. I got so excited that I forgot to bake the cookies at all! Instead, I ended up calling Alex on a whim just to chat and tell them about this awesome thing I did: I bought a special goldfish food treat for Flopsy because it’s been so cold outside lately. As soon as Alex answered, my heart was pounding like crazy, I could hear how tired they sounded after a long day of work. But when I told them what I’d done for the fish, their eyes lit up and they got all mushy about how much Flopsy loves those treats. That moment was so perfect it felt magical to me. Until Alex asked why I hadn’t baked any cookies... I could see from the awkward silence on the other end of the phone that Alex had no idea what was going on with me. They were confused, and I panicked! So much for my secret admirer vibe, I’m sure this comes off like some obsessive weirdo now. Now I don’t know if I can ever get back to that sweet moment we had over Flopsy’s fishy snacks without them thinking something is seriously wrong. Anyway, just needed to write all of this out, don’t really need advice or anything. Just wanted to confess how silly and embarrassing this all turned out to be.